Finishing of Textile Materials, Testing and Product Safety (5 cr)

Objective

After completing the course, the students are able to:
• perceive the effect of different dyeing and finishing methods on the properties and appearance of fabrics and garments.
• use the key testing methods of clothing textiles and evaluate test results based on standards.
• understand the importance of standardized testing as part of material and product design and manufacturing processes.
• describe factors and standards related to garment care and product safety.

Content

Different methods of industrial dyeing, washing, printing and finishing, equipment used for these and the textile materials they produce. Factors and standards related to garment care, and product and chemical safety. Testing equipment and standardized testing methods. Company visits. Fiber and material testing according to standards and interpreting the results.

Location and time

21.10.2024-18.12.2024, AR336 and the Material laboratory

Materials

Riikka Räisänen, Marja Rissanen, Erja Parviainen, Helena Suonsilta (2017) Tekstiilien materiaalit, Finn Lectura (partly)

Teaching methods

Lectures
Individual assignments
Fabric testing and reporting in a group
Visits

Employer connections

Visit to SOK, online visits to Customs laboratory and Finnish Institute of Occupational Health.

Exam schedules

No exam

International connections

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Completion alternatives

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Student workload

5 op= 135 h
Lectures 37 h
Reading course materials 34 h
Making course assingments 24 h
Writing the test report as a group 40 h

Content scheduling

Course programme available on course site (Oma)

Further information

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Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students have partly reached the goals of the course. They have adequately completed the set assignments.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students have successfully reached the goals of the course. They have successfully completed the set assignments applying learned information.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students have reached the goals of the course to an excellent degree. They have completed the set assignments applying learned information with distinction.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass:
The students have partly reached the goals of the course. They have adequately completed the set assignments.

Assessment methods and criteria

The evaluation is based on:
The test report done in a group (50%)
The individual course assigments (4 in total) (50%)

Qualifications

Competencies corresponding to the goals of the following courses:
Textile Fibers and Clothing Materials; Circular Economy and Standards in Fashion and Clothing; Textile Technology, Testing and Re-Engineered Fibers.